With the final episode of the Scranton-based comedy "The Office" looming May 16, the city that is like an unofficial character in the NBC show is throwing a Wrap Party Saturday and most of the cast, including stars Jim and Pam, will be there.

The show which airs at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays on NBC takes place in the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton and although all nine season have been filmed on a studio lot in California, the city appears every week in exterior shots.

As the show comes to a close the city is ready to show "There ain't no party like a Scranton Party!" with a parade and other events.

The parade will begin at the University of Scranton at St. Thomas Hall
at 2 p.m. with cast and
crew from "The Office" along with local dignitaries. The parade
will proceed down Linden St. and end on N. Washington St. on Scranton's Courthouse Square. The parade will be followed by a street
festival,
featuring The Scrantones, who perform the theme song and special appearances from cast members.

Other events include a sold-out Bloggers' Breakfast at the University of Scranton at 8:30 a.m.

Limited tickets are still available for an 11 a.m. Behind the Scenes panel discussion with Daniels and writers of "The Office" at at the University of Scranton's Byron Center. Tickets cost $10.

There also will be a Farewell Celebration at 7 p.m. at PNC Field, Montage Mountain, which will include questions and answer session with the cast; comments from Daniels, bloopers from all nine seasons and a sneak peak at the season finale. Tickets are $7 to 14.

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The wrap party would be amazing to be at and a part of. I’ve been a loyal viewer of The Office for years now, and I work at DISH with plenty of other Jim and Dwight fans, so we’re always talking about the show. I’m even saving this entire last season to my DISH Hopper, so I can go back and re-watch all of the last Dunder Mifflin moments whenever I feel sad. My Hopper’s hard drive can store up to 2,000 hours of TV and entertainment, too, so the season can stay in its entirety without forcing me to compromise any of my other shows.